No more schnitzel

New restaurant tenant in time-honored building

Life is being breathed back into the first floor of the historic building on Linz's main square.

(Bild: Wenzel Markus)

(Bild: Wenzel Markus)

The first floor of the listed building at Hauptplatz 11, where the Oberbank was once located for almost 150 years, has been empty since last summer after the Liebhaberei closed. From February, it will now be sushi instead of schnitzel as "Waku Waku", a restaurant that has already made a name for itself in Wels, moves in.

The time-honored building at Hauptplatz 11 is finally being given a new lease of life. Since early summer last year, the restaurant, known as a hobby restaurant, has been empty. Following its closure, the property was even put up for sale after - as reported - insolvency proceedings were opened against the owner in August.

New owner moves in in February
In November, insolvency administrator Clemens Richter told the Krone that although there was still no buyer, there was already a rental offer for the restaurant space on the first floor. A white sheet of paper on the entrance door with the words "Asian Fusion Restaurant WakuWaku - coming soon February 2025" now reveals who is moving in.

Restaurant causes "positive excitement"
Instead of schnitzel variations, Asian specialties will be served in future. "WakuWaku", which means "to be positively excited" in Japanese, combines culinary influences from Chinese, Korean and Japanese cuisine in its dishes.

The concept has certainly been well received by the people of Wels - Xuliang Jin's restaurant has been there for around two and a half years.